Weather Records on 16 August 1975

766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1975. Highest significance: Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1975

On 16 August 1975, 766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 757 daily.
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 62.8 mm (2.5 in) on 16 August 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

766 stations

766 station records on 16 August 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Niobrara	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramshyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamensk-Uralskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito (Ibiapora)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Algodoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Celestun (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tugulym	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostana	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norsborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

766 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 442.

Records on 16 August 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	442
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1975

Top 20 records on 16 August 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1975	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1975	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Clarksburg 1, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Corning, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Boonara, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Madill, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Bor, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Niobrara, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Gustavsberg, SE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Ada, SE	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Marietta 5SW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Philippi, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Ramshyttan, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Kumbia Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Kamensk-Uralskij, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 766 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	599
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1